Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 8PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)131414131313881313131313141316161414149101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1849190519871929184920575495624994991230124912671286109419431818153316202066994160123843286
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
2.42
5:00AM
2.32
5:50PM
2.41
6:21AM
2.34
7:04PM
2.51
7:29AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
0.89
11:13AM
0.91
12:06AM
0.89
12:40PM
0.86
1:20AM
0.76
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise------6:20-------6:18-------6:16-
Sunset-6:09-------6:10-------6:12------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1--------------144
Temp. °C141313131313141514141313141314151514141414141515
Feels °C (?)9888881012111211111312121211109988912
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raglan and West Waikato

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Raglan-Manu Bay (fresh winds from the SW at Port Taharoa Automatic Weather Station 40 km from Raglan-Manu Bay). A 2.6m groundswell from the WSW

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40 km away, 44 min ago

30 km/h
SW
0.0
13.9
Air / Water (°C)
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